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[[Image:Springfield 1840.jpg|thumb|right|600px|Springfield Model 1840 flintlock musket - .69 Smoothbore. The predecessor of Model 1842. Many of M1840s were converted to percussion lock.]] | |||
[[Image:Springfield1842musket.jpg|thumb| | [[Image:Springfield1842musket.jpg|thumb|right|600px|Springfield Model 1842 - .69 Smoothbore]] | ||
[[Image:1847 musketoon.jpg|thumb|right|600px|Springfield Model 1847 Sapper's Musketoon - .69 Smoothbore]] | |||
''' | The US '''Springfield Model 1842''' Musket was a .69 caliber percussion lock musket manufactured and used in the United States during the 19th Century. It is a continuation of the Model 1816 line of muskets but is generally referred to as its own model number rather than just a variant of the Model 1816. It was the most common weapon used in the Mexican-American War and the first year of the American Civil War. Standard musket had an overall length of 58 inches and barrel length of 42 inches. | ||
A shorter musketoon version M1847 also existed. M1842/1847 were the last smoothbore muskets of the US Army, being replaced with [[Springfield 1861|Springfield M1855/1861]] .58 caliber rifled muskets. | |||
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==Film== | |||
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="280"|'''Title''' | |||
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="170"|'''Actor''' | |||
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Character''' | |||
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Note''' | |||
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="100"|'''Date''' | |||
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| ''[[Joe Kidd]]'' || || || on the table of broken guns || 1972 | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[Vigilante Force]]'' || || "Green Mountain Boys" || Supposedly M1842 || 1976 | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[Slave Coast (Cobra Verde)]]'' || || Dahomey Army soldiers || || 1987 | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[Glory]]'' || || Confederate and Union soldiers || M1842 || 1989 | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[Gettysburg]]'' || || US and Confederate soldiers || M1842 || 1993 | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan="2"|''[[Ravenous]]'' || [[Jeremy Davies]] || Private Toffler || M1842 || rowspan="2"|1999 | |||
|- | |||
| [[Guy Pearce]] || Captain Boyd || M1847 | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan="2"|''[[Anna and the King]]'' || [[Chow Yun-Fat]] || King Mongkut || M1847 || rowspan="2"|1999 | |||
|- | |||
| || King Mongkut's soldiers || M1847 | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan="3"|''[[When the Last Sword Is Drawn]]'' || [[Kiichi Nakai]] || Yoshimura Kanichiro || M1842 || rowspan="3"|2002 | |||
|- | |||
| [[Kôichi Satô]] || Hajime Saitô || M1842 | |||
|- | |||
| || Shinsengumi samurai || M1842 | |||
|- | |||
|''[[Gangs of New York]]'' || || Irish Conscript || M1842 || 2002 | |||
|- | |||
|''[[Gods and Generals]]'' || || Union and Confederate soldiers || M1842 || 2003 | |||
|- | |||
|''[[Lincoln (2012)|Lincoln]]'' || || Confederate soldiers || M1842 || 2012 | |||
|- | |||
|} | |||
=== | ==Television== | ||
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="280"|'''Title''' | |||
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="170"|'''Actor''' | |||
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Character''' | |||
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Note''' | |||
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="100"|'''Date''' | |||
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| ''[[North and South: Book II]]'' || || Union soldiers || Model 1842 || 1986 | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[The Sopranos]]'' || || || Seen on the wall of a bar; "College" (S01E05) || 1999 | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[1864]]'' || || Danish and Prussian soldiers || M1842 || 2014 | |||
|- | |||
|''[[1883]]'' || || Union Army soldiers || M1842 || 2021 | |||
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|} | |||
=== | ==Anime== | ||
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="275"|'''Film Title''' | |||
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="275"|'''Character''' | |||
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="100"|'''Date''' | |||
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| ''[[Ghost Slayers Ayashi]]'' || Buddhist monk || ||2006-2007 | |||
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[[Category:Gun]] | [[Category:Gun]] | ||
[[Category:Rifle]] | [[Category:Rifle]] | ||
[[Category:Battle Rifle]] | [[Category:Battle Rifle]] | ||
[[Category:Muzzleloader]] |
Latest revision as of 12:10, 25 November 2023
The US Springfield Model 1842 Musket was a .69 caliber percussion lock musket manufactured and used in the United States during the 19th Century. It is a continuation of the Model 1816 line of muskets but is generally referred to as its own model number rather than just a variant of the Model 1816. It was the most common weapon used in the Mexican-American War and the first year of the American Civil War. Standard musket had an overall length of 58 inches and barrel length of 42 inches.
A shorter musketoon version M1847 also existed. M1842/1847 were the last smoothbore muskets of the US Army, being replaced with Springfield M1855/1861 .58 caliber rifled muskets.
The Springfield Model 1842 and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:
Film
Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Joe Kidd | on the table of broken guns | 1972 | ||
Vigilante Force | "Green Mountain Boys" | Supposedly M1842 | 1976 | |
Slave Coast (Cobra Verde) | Dahomey Army soldiers | 1987 | ||
Glory | Confederate and Union soldiers | M1842 | 1989 | |
Gettysburg | US and Confederate soldiers | M1842 | 1993 | |
Ravenous | Jeremy Davies | Private Toffler | M1842 | 1999 |
Guy Pearce | Captain Boyd | M1847 | ||
Anna and the King | Chow Yun-Fat | King Mongkut | M1847 | 1999 |
King Mongkut's soldiers | M1847 | |||
When the Last Sword Is Drawn | Kiichi Nakai | Yoshimura Kanichiro | M1842 | 2002 |
Kôichi Satô | Hajime Saitô | M1842 | ||
Shinsengumi samurai | M1842 | |||
Gangs of New York | Irish Conscript | M1842 | 2002 | |
Gods and Generals | Union and Confederate soldiers | M1842 | 2003 | |
Lincoln | Confederate soldiers | M1842 | 2012 |
Television
Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
North and South: Book II | Union soldiers | Model 1842 | 1986 | |
The Sopranos | Seen on the wall of a bar; "College" (S01E05) | 1999 | ||
1864 | Danish and Prussian soldiers | M1842 | 2014 | |
1883 | Union Army soldiers | M1842 | 2021 |
Anime
Film Title | Character | Note | Date |
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Ghost Slayers Ayashi | Buddhist monk | 2006-2007 |